Working Papers

General Working Papers

Title: The Bosnian Train and Equip Program: A Lesson in Interagency Integration of Hard and Soft Power
Authors: Christopher J. Lamb
Date: March 2014

Title: Crisis Stability and Nuclear Exchange Risks on the Subcontinent: Major Trends and the Iran Factor
Authors: Thomas F. Lynch III
Date: November 2013

Title: The New NATO Policy Guidelines on Counterterrorism: Analysis, Assessments, and Actions
Authors: Stefano Santamato, Marie-Theres Beumler
Date: February 2013

Title: The United States, Russia, Europe, and Security: How to Address the "Unfinished Business" of the Post–Cold War Era
Authors: Isabelle François
Date: April 2012

Title: Buy, Build or Steal: China's Quest for Advanced Military Aviation Technologies
Authors: Phillip C. Saunders, Joshua K. Wiseman
Date: December 2011

Title: A Review of the 2001 Bonn Conference and Application to the Road Ahead in Afghanistan
Authors: Mark Fields, Ramsha Ahmed
Date: November 2011

Title: The Ongoing Insurgency in Southern Thailand - A New Strategic Perspectives by Zachary Abuza
Authors: Zachary Abuza
Date: September 2011

Title: Korean Futures: Challenges to U.S. Diplomacy of North Korean Regime Collapse
Authors: Ferial Ara Saeed, James J. Przystup
Date: September 2011

Title: Joint Interagency Task Force–South: The Best Known, Least Understood Interagency Success
Authors: Evan Munsing, Christopher Lamb
Date: June 2011

Title: Analysis of the Threat of Genetically Modified Organisms for Biological Warfare
Authors: Jerry Warner, James Ramsbotham, Ewelina Tunia, James J. Valdes
Date: May 2011

Title: Secret Weapon: High-value Target Teams as an Organizational Innovation
Authors: Christopher J. Lamb, Evan Munsing
Date: March 2011

Title: Maximizing the Returns of Government Venture Capital Programs
Authors: Andrew S. Mara
Date: February 2011

Title: Russia's Revival: Ambitions, Limitations, and Opportunities for the United States
Authors: John W. Parker
Date: January 2011

Title: China's Out of Area Naval Operations: Case Studies, Trajectories, Obstacles, and Potential Solutions
Authors: Christopher D. Yung, Ross Rustici
Date: December 2010

Title: Chief of Mission Authority as a Model for National Security Integration
Authors: Christopher J. Lamb, Edward Marks
Date: December 2010

Title: Russia's Revival: Ambitions, Limitations & Opportunities for the US
Authors: John W. Parker
Date: November 2010

Title: Civil-Military Relations in China: Assessing the PLA's Role in Elite Politics
Authors: Michael Kiselycznyk, Phillip C. Saunders
Date: August 2010

Title: Nuclear Politics in Iran
Authors: Judith S. Yaphe
Date: May 2010

Title: U.S.-Cambodia Defense Relations: Defining New Possibilities
Authors: Lewis M. Stern
Date: December 2009

Title: North Korea: Challenges, Interests, and Policy
Authors: James J. Przystup
Date: November 2009

Title: Colleagues for the America's Seminar with General Douglas Fraser, USAF
Authors: Col Jay Cope
Date: November 2009

Title: Unity of Effort: Key to Success in Afghanistan
Authors: Christopher J. Lamb, Martin Cinnamond
Date: October 2009

Title: Sun Zi's Art of War and U.S. Joint Professional Military Education
Authors: Phillip C. Saunders
Date: October 2009

Title: Burma in Strategic Perspective: Renewing Discussion of Options
Authors: Lewis M. Stern, PhD, George Thomas, Julia A. Thompson
Date: October 2009

Title: The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: National Interests and Strategic Imperatives
Authors: James J. Przystup
Date: April 2009

Title: Perspectives from Fragile Crescent: A South Asia Crisis Simulation
Authors: Christopher S. Robinson, Steven J. Tomisek, Kenneth Kligge
Date: February 2009

Title: U.S.-Australia Alliance Relations: An Australian View
Authors: Paul Dibb
Date: August 2005

Title: U.S.-Japan Relations: Progress Toward a Mature Partnership
Authors: James J. Przystup
Date: June 2005

Title: Defense White Papers in the Americas: A Comparative Analysis
Authors: John Cope, Laurita Denny
Date: April 2002

Title: Strategic Challenges for the Bush Administration
Authors:
Date: January 2001

Title: Asian Perspectives on the Challenges of China
Authors:
Date: January 2001

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McNair Papers

Title: "Oil for the Lamps of China"—Beijing's 21st Century Search for Energy
Authors: Bernard D. Cole
Date: October 2003

Title: Europe's New Security Vocation
Authors: Michael Brenner
Date: March 2002

Title: Agricultural Bioterrorism: A Federal Strategy to Meet the Threat
Authors: Henry S. Parker
Date: March 2002

Title: The Strategic Implications of a Nuclear-Armed Iran
Authors: Kori N. Schake, Judith S. Yaphe
Date: May 2001

Title: The Revenge of the Melians: Asymmetric Threats and the Next QDR
Authors: Kenneth F. McKenzie
Date: November 2000

Title: All Possible Wars? Toward a Consensus View of the Future Security Environment, 2001-2025
Authors: Sam J. Tangredi
Date: November 2000

Title: Illuminating Tomorrow's War
Authors: Martin C. Libicki
Date: November 1999

Title: The Revolution in Military Affairs: Allied Perspectives
Authors: Robbin F. Laird, Holger H. Mey
Date: April 1999

Title: Searching for Partners: Regional Organizations and Peace Operations
Authors: William H. Lewis, Edward Marks
Date: June 1998

Title: Right Makes Might: Freedom and Power in the Information Age
Authors: David C. Gompert
Date: May 1998

Title: Modern U.S. Civil-Military Relations: Wielding the Terrible Swift Sword
Authors: David E. Johnson
Date: July 1997

Title: Turkey: Thwarted Ambition
Authors: Simon V. Mayall
Date: January 1997

Title: Defiant Again: Indigenous Poeples and Latin American Security
Authors: Donna Lee Van Cott
Date: October 1996

Title: Clausewitzian Friction and Future War
Authors: Barry D. Watts
Date: October 1996

Title: Caribbean Security on the Eve of the 21st Century
Authors: Ivelaw L. Griffith
Date: October 1996

Title: American-Ukrainian Nuclear Relations
Authors: Roman Popadiuk
Date: October 1996

Title: The Major Powers in Northeast Asian Security
Authors: Ralph A. Cossa
Date: August 1996

Title: Mobilizing U.S. Industry in World War II: Myth and Reality
Authors: Alan L. Gropman
Date: August 1996

Title: Trouble in Paradise? Europe in the 21st Century
Authors: Steven Philip Kramer, Irene Kyriakopoulos
Date: March 1996

Title: The New Great Game in Muslim Central Asia
Authors: M.E. Ahrari, James Beal
Date: January 1996

Title: Khomeini's Incorporation of Iranian Military
Authors: Mark Roberts
Date: January 1996

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Strategic Forum

Title: The Rising Terrorist Threat in Tanzania: Domestic Islamist Militancy and Regional Threats
Authors: Andre LeSage
Date: October 2014

Title: Strategy and Force Planning in a Time of Austerity
Authors: Michael J. Meese
Date: May 2014

Title: Targeted Killing of Terrorists
Authors: Nicholas Rostow
Date: March 2014

Title: The Flawed Strategic Debate on Syria
Authors: Richard Outzen
Date: January 2014

Title: The Defense Acquisition Trilemma: The Case of Brazil
Authors: Patrice Franko
Date: January 2014

Title: Next Steps in Syria
Authors: Judith S. Yaphe
Date: December 2013

Title: Transitional Justice for Syria
Authors: Nicholas Rostow
Date: September 2013

Title: The Rebalance to Asia: U.S.-China Relations and Regional Security
Authors: Phillip C. Saunders
Date: August 2013

Title: Russia Still Matters: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities for the Obama Administration
Authors: John W. Parker, Michael Kofman
Date: March 2013

Title: Trust, Engagement, and Technology Transfer: Underpinnings for U.S.-Brazil Defense Cooperation
Authors: E. Richard Downes
Date: June 2012

Title: Offshore Control: A Proposed Strategy for an Unlikely Conflict
Authors: T.X. Hammes
Date: June 2012

Title: Grand Strategy and International Law
Authors: Nicholas Rostow
Date: April 2012

Title: Post-Asad Syria: Opportunity or Quagmire?
Authors: Patrick Clawson
Date: February 2012

Title: The Emergence of China in the Middle East
Authors: James Chen
Date: January 2012

Title: Raising our Sights: Russian-American Strategic Restraint in an Age of Vulnerability
Authors: David C. Gompert, Michael Kofman
Date: January 2012

Title: Deterrence and Escalation in Cross-domain Operations: Where Do Space and Cyberspace fit?
Authors: Vincent Manzo
Date: December 2011

Title: The Evolving Threat of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Authors: Andre Le Sage
Date: July 2011

Title: Countering the Lord's Resistance Army in Central Africa
Authors: Andre Le Sage
Date: July 2011

Title: Chinese Military Transparency: Evaluating the 2010 Defense White Paper
Authors: Phillip C. Saunders, Ross Rustici
Date: July 2011

Title: Finland, Sweden, and NATO: From "Virtual" to Formal Allies?
Authors: Leo G. Michel
Date: March 2011

Title: Brazil and the United States: The Need for Strategic Engagement
Authors: Luigi R. Einaudi
Date: March 2011

Title: Small Nuclear Reactors for Military Installations: Capabilities, Costs, and Technological Implications
Authors: Richard B. Andres, Hanna L. Breetz
Date: February 2011

Title: European Energy Security: Reducing Volatility of Ukraine-Russia Natural Gas Pricing Disputes
Authors: Richard Andres, Michael Kofman
Date: February 2011

Title: Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Strategic Asset or Unusable Liability?
Authors: M. Elaine Bunn, Vincent A. Manzo
Date: February 2011

Title: Getting Beyond Taiwan? Chinese Foreign Policy & PLA Modernization
Authors: Michael A. Glosny
Date: January 2011

Title: Private Contractors in Conflict Zones: The Good, the Bad, and the Strategic Impact
Authors: T.X. Hammes
Date: October 2010

Title: Global Commons and Domain Interrelationships: Time for a New Conceptual Framework?
Authors: Mark E. Redden, Michael P. Hughes
Date: October 2010

Title: Reforming the Inter-American Defense Board
Authors: John A. Cope
Date: August 2010

Title: Somalia's Endless Transition: Breaking the Deadlock
Authors: Andre Le Sage
Date: June 2010

Title: Prioritizing Strategic Interests in South Asia
Authors: Robert B. Oakley, T.X. Hammes
Date: June 2010

Title: Africa's Irregular Security Threats: Challenges for U.S. Engagement
Authors: Andre Le Sage
Date: May 2010

Title: Strengthening the IAEA: How the Nuclear Watchdog Can Regain Its Bark
Authors: Gregory L. Schulte
Date: March 2010

Title: Africa's Irregular Security Threats: Challenges for U.S. Engagement
Authors: Andre Le Sage
Date: March 2010

Title: U.S.-Mexico Homeland Defense: A Compatible Interface
Authors: Victor E. Renuart, Jr., Biff Baker
Date: February 2010

Title: Avoiding a Crisis of Confidence in the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent
Authors: John P. Caves
Date: January 2010

Title: Iraqi Security Forces after U.S. Troop Withdrawal: An Iraqi Perspective
Authors: Najim Abed Al-Jabouribility
Date: August 2009

Title: Managing Strategic Competition with China
Authors: Phillip C. Saunders
Date: June 2009

Title: Diverging Roads: 21st-century U.S.-Thai Defense Relations
Authors: Lewis M. Stern
Date: June 2009

Title: Insurgency: Modern Warfare Evolves into a Fourth Generation
Authors: Thomas X. Hammes
Date: January 2005

Title: Japan's Constitution and Defense Policy: Entering a New Era?
Authors: Rust Deming
Date: November 2004

Title: Apocalyptic Terrorism: The Case for Preventive Action
Authors: Joseph McMillan
Date: November 2004

Title: Eliminating Adversary WMD: Lessons for Future Conflicts
Authors: Rebecca K.C. Hersman, Todd M. Koca
Date: October 2004

Title: Shaping U.S. Policy on Africa: Pillars of a New Strategy
Authors: Johnnie Carson
Date: September 2004

Title: Deploying Missile Defense: Major Operational Challenges
Authors: M. Elaine Bunn
Date: August 2004

Title: Turbulent Transition in Iraq: Can It Succeed?
Authors: Judith S. Yaphe
Date: June 2004

Title: Collision Avoidance: U.S.-Russian Bilateral Relations and Former Soviet States
Authors: Eugene B. Rumer
Date: April 2004

Title: The U.S. - ROK Alliance: Building a Mature Partnership
Authors: Kang Choi, James J. Przystup
Date: March 2004

Title: Securing Afghanistan: Entering a Make-or-Break Phase?
Authors: T.X Hammes, Robert B. Oakley
Date: March 2004

Title: Partnership for Peace: Charting a Course for a New Era
Authors: Jeffrey Simon
Date: March 2004

Title: Modernizing China's Military: A High-Stakes Gamble?
Authors: Howard M. Krawitz
Date: December 2003

Title: Central Asian Leadership Succession: When, Not If
Authors: Eugene B. Rumer
Date: December 2003

Title: Resolving Korea's Nuclear Crisis: Tough Choices for China
Authors: Howard M. Krawitz
Date: August 2003

Title: NATO Decisionmaking: Au Revoir to the Consensus Rule?
Authors: Leo L Michel
Date: August 2003

Title: Preemptive Action: When, How, and to What Effect?
Authors: M. Elaine Bunn
Date: July 2003

Title: Finding a Kashmir Settlement: The Burden of Leadership
Authors: Teresita C. Schaffer
Date: June 2003

Title: Building an Iraqi Defense Force
Authors: Joseph McMillan
Date: June 2003

Title: The ROK—U.S. Alliance: Where Is It Headed?
Authors: Kim Dong Shin
Date: April 2003

Title: Flashman's Revenge: Central Asia after September 11
Authors: Eugene Rumer
Date: December 2002

Title: Dissuasion as a Strategic Concept
Authors: Richard Kugler
Date: December 2002

Title: Colombia's War: Toward a New Strategy
Authors: John A. Cope
Date: October 2002

Title: China's Trade Opening: Implications for Regional Stability
Authors: Howard M. Krawitz
Date: August 2002

Title: U.S.-Russian Relations: Toward a New Strategic Framework
Authors: Eugene B. Rumer, Richard D. Sokolsky
Date: May 2002

Title: Terrorism's Financial Lifeline: Can It be Severed?
Authors: Kimberley L. Thachuk
Date: May 2002

Title: Anticipating Strategic Surprise on the Korean Peninsula
Authors: James J. Przystup
Date: March 2002

Title: Homeland Security: The New Role for Defense
Authors: Steven J. Tomisek
Date: February 2002

Title: U.S.-Iran Relations: Normalization in the Future?
Authors: Judith S. Yaphe
Date: January 2002

Title: Adversary Use of NBC Weapons: A Neglected Challenge
Authors: John F. Reichart
Date: December 2001

Title: U.S.-Saudi Relations: Rebuilding the Strategic Consensus
Authors: Joseph McMillan
Date: November 2001

Title: China: Making the Case for Realistic Engagement
Authors: Michael E. Marti
Date: September 2001

Title: Regional Conflicts with Strategic Consequences
Authors: M. Elaine Bunn, David E. Mosher, Richard D. Sokolsky
Date: July 2001

Title: A Military for the 21st Century: Lessons from the Recent Past
Authors: Anthony C. Zinni
Date: July 2001

Title: A Golden Opportunity: The Next Steps in U.S.-Indian Relations
Authors: John C. Holzman
Date: July 2001

Title: Revising the Two-Major Theater War Standard
Authors: Hans Binnendijk, Richard L. Kugler
Date: April 2001

Title: Normalizing U.S.-Russian Relations
Authors: Eugene B. Rumer, Richard D. Sokolsky
Date: April 2001

Title: The U.S. Strategic Posture Review: Issues for the New Administration
Authors: M. Elaine Bunn, Richard D. Sokolsky
Date: February 2001

Title: Renovating U.S. Strategic Arms Control Policy
Authors: Richard D. Sokolsky
Date: February 2001

Title: The Next Round of NATO Enlargement
Authors: Jeffrey Simon
Date: October 2000

Title: Military Lessons from Desert One to the Balkans
Authors: Ike Skelton
Date: October 2000

Title: China Rising: New Challenges to the U.S. Security Posture
Authors: Jason D. Ellis, Todd M. Koca
Date: October 2000

Title: "One China" and Relations Across the Taiwan Strait
Authors: Gerald W. Faber, Ronald N. Montaperto, James J. Przystup
Date: September 2000

Title: Transforming the Armed Forces of Central and East Europe
Authors: Jeffrey Simon
Date: June 2000

Title: Indonesian Democratic Transition: Implications for United States Policy
Authors: Gerald W. Faber, Ronald N. Montaperto, James J. Przystup, Adam Schwarz
Date: April 2000

Title: South Asia: Back to Basics
Authors: Edward Gibson Lanpher
Date: March 2000

Title: DOD and Consequence Management: Mitigating the Effects of Chemical and Biological Attack
Authors: W. Seth Carus, Rebecca Hersman
Date: December 1999

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